Athlete Profile – Ellen and Derek Keller

Graduation is always an exciting time and we always know its only a matter of time before one of our IoTA family moves on. It has been great to get to know Ellen and Derek. Elen has landed a RN job and they will be leaving Cache Valley. We will miss them but wish them all the best as their life continues forward.

ELLEN

What’s your day job? I am a Starbucks barista just turned nurse!

How were you introduced to CrossFit? A friend and I were looking for new ways to stay fit and found crossfit on youtube. We saw how strong all those crossfit girls are and just had to try it!

What’s your favorite WOD or Lift? Fight gone bad. I love that kind of hurt where your whole body is on fire.

What is your favorite skill/movement that you have learned at CrossFit? I love all of the lifting movements I’ve learned, before crossfit I had no idea what to do with all those heavy weights.

How has CrossFit changed your life? Crossfit has given me a confidence I never had before. I always know I can walk into a cossfit gym and have friends that share something in common with me. No matter what is going on in my life, I can come back to the box and do amazing things with my body.

What keeps you motivated and coming back for more? Continually surprising myself by how far I can push myself. I’ve come further than I ever thought I could!

What’s something you know now that you wish someone would have said to you when you started CrossFit? Haha slow down! You don’t get strong overnight and you have to be patient with yourself.

One word to describe me would be… Driven

I have always wanted… A farm full of dogs and goats and horses and all kinds of random animals.

Outside of the gym, I like to… Go on adventures with my awesome husband and hang out with my doggies.